Logistics Management: A Snapshot of a Growing Career Choice

Despite it being a growing area of business and study, accounting for 8.5% of GDP, the logistics field is having trouble finding mangement level employees. According to the Materials Handling Industry (MHI) “the logistics business will be looking to fill about 1.4 million jobs, or roughly 270,000 per year, by 2018.” Given that logistics is a $1.3 trillion dollar industry, it’s no wonder that many universities are adding logistics and supply chain classes and majors to their curriculum.